Ticket issuing machine



Dec; 20; 1932. G, c, p, UBB ET A I 1 89L458 TICKET IS'SUING MACHINE Filed April 25, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 e 1932. a. c. P. CHUBB ETIAL TICKET ISSUING MACHINE Filfld April 25, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 2

Dec. 20, 1932.

G. c. P. CHU'BB ET AL 1,891,468

TICKET ISSUING MACHINE Filed A ril 25, 19:52 SSheets-Sheet 3 Fig. 4

47 fi 2425 26:1 23 o 19 30 Inventors Patented "new, 1932 UNITED .sTA'rss ;PATIENT' o -FicE GBAHAI PEABSE CH'CBB, WILLIAM EIJIJS COLLIER, AND AIiBmT RICHARD BANNIS'IEB, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOBS TO THE BELL PUNCH AND PBINT- ING COMPANY ImTED, OF UXBRIDGE, ENGLAND 'rrcxnr resume macnmn Application flledApril 25, 1932, Serial No.

This invention relates to machines for issuing tickets from a strip of web and of thetype in which a rotary feed drum driven by means of a Maltese-cross or Geneva mechanism, is provided upon its periphery at regular intervals with pins arran ed to extend through holes formed in the ticket strip or web so as to feed the web when the drum rotates, and a knife, actuated-at the completioniof each revolution of the pin-wheel of.

. the Geneva mechanism, is arranged tocut ofi the individual tickets fromthe web.

According to this invention there -is-provided a ticket issuing machine of the type grouped for operation by a single motor to formone machine, each mechanism being rovided with a key lever or bank of-key vers so that tickets of difierent denominations may be issued from the machine. In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference is directed to themcompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a vertical side elevation ofa 35 ticket issuing -machine constructedin 'accordance with this invention, and with the casing shown in section,

Figure 2- is a plan of Figurel with the easing shown in section,

'-Figure 3 is a section on theline -3 -3 of Fi re 2, 11' Figure 4 is a section on'the line H of Figure 2, but with some of the parts of the mechanism illustrated in a different position,

and. Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, but with parts of the mechanism illustrated in a still further different position.. v Referring to Figures 1 'to3, a pair of ticket 0 issuing mechanisms, A, B, are'grouped tomore ticket issuing mechanisms may be) 607,466, and in Great Britain my a', 1981.

gether for operation by a single electric motor 0 and are housed therewith in a casing D. Each ticket issuing mechanism comprises a bank of keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 pivotally mounted at 6 to the frame-7 of the mechanism and maintained in a normally raised position byv springsk8.-",'Each key leveris provided with a heel- 9,- finger and. differential abutment 11, the heels 9 and fingers 10 respectively of each of the keys being normally aligned with one another. The free ends of the fingers 10 are located beneath one arm 12 of a doublearmed trigger leverpivotally mounted at 13 to the frame 7. The other arm 14 of the trigger lever extends over a pin 15 provided upon a detent pawl 16 also pivotally mounted at 13- and arranged to co-operate with ratchet teeth 17 formed in a plunger 18 which is slidably mounted in a1 guide '19 provided upon the frame 7. The'lplunger 18 is maintained against rotation by a pin 18a thereon extending into a guide slot 19a on the guide 19. The end of the plunger 18 disposed ad jacent to the key levers is provided with a cross-head 20 andia compression spring21 is located between the said cross-head and the adjacent end of the guide 19 a'ndnormally tends to move the cross-head and plunger towards the key levers-from the position shown in Figure 1. A latching or return pawl 22 is arranged to extend through a' slot. 23 formed in the guide 19 and'to co-bperate with the teeth 17 of the plunger 18, the said re 7, turn pawl being operatively-connected to an jg 8 eccentric24 provided 'at"one1'end.-of;-a lay; shaft 25 rotatably mounted in bearings in the frame 7 A tension spring 26 operatively connects the pawls 16 and 22 together at points located below the pivot 13 and the cocentric 24,and thus tends to maintain-the isaid;navlvls.in,engagement with the teeth 17 The finger 14 of the trigger lever is arranged to extend over a pin 27I.provided upon the pawl 22.

The pawl 16 normally maintains the plunger 18 in the position indicated in Figures 1 and 2' with the said plunger abutting against I an adjustable tappet 28 provided-upon'one arm of a bell crank lever 28a mounted u on a vertically disposed pivot 29." The 0 er with the spindle pivotally connected by worm Figures land tion of the arrow a,

,web through the arm of the bell crank lever is in the form of a fork normally bearing against one end of a sleeve 31 slidably mounted upon a driving spindle 32 rotatably carried in bearings 33. The sleeve31 is keyed so as to rotate 32 by means of a pin and slot connection 34 and carries .a gear wheel 35 at oneend. With the parts of the mechanism illustrated in the positions indicated in 2, the gear wheel 35 is'maintamed, against the pressure'of a spring 36, out of mesh with a secondary wheel 37 keyed to one end of the layshaft 25.

' The layshaft 25 is provided with a second gear wheel 38. arranged in mesh with a similar gear wheel 39 keyed to and rotatable Withapinwheel 40. of a Geneva mechanism 40, 41. The Geneva mechanism is operatively connected to a spindle 42 carried in hearings in the frame7 and upon which a feed drum 43 is keyed. The feed drum 43 is provided around itsperiphery with pins 44 operable to extend through holes equally spaced along the length of a p'reprinted ticket web (notshown) so that when the drum is rotated in the directhe free end of the web is passed through the slot 45 and into engagement with an inclined guide plate 46 secured to the upper panel of the casing D for a purposehereinafter described. It will be appreciated that one rotation of the pin-wheel 40 efl'ects the delivery of one ticket length of the slot 45. I carried upon one end of a frame 48, the limbs of which are mounted at 49 to the frameof the mechanism and one of the said limbs is provided with an. arm 50, Figure'3, the free end of which is connected by means of a link 51 to a crank pin 52 provided upon the-gear A knife 47 is U-shapedwheel 37,'a tension spring 53 being connected between the'link 51 the frame 7 for a scribed.

,The main driving spindle 32 is operatively gearing to the driving moand an anchorage 54 on purpose hereinafter dettor C,the said gearing being housed within a casing 55.

.A mercury interrupter switch 56 is carried at one end of a spind! e57 rotatably mounted I in bearings formed in the brackets of the bearings 33. The interrupter switch is operatively connected inthe circuit of the motor 0 and is arranged to be normally maintained in an .ofi-position as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, for example, by means of a spring,

not shown. or under the influence of gravit 2 .The spindle 57 is provided with a pair of 6 arms 58, each of which normally bears against an extension 59 ofthe fork 30 of one of the bellcrank levers 28a, the arrangement being suchthat a rotation of the bell cranklever about its pivot 29in a-"clockwise direction,

Figure 2,,causes'the extension 59. tomoveihe corresponding arm 58 and rock the spindle 57,

thus moving the teeth 17 of interrupter switch 56 into the on position shown in Fi re 5.

A second adjustable tappet 60 similar to the tappet 28 is provided upon the aforesaid 1 bell crank lever 28a and is arranged to co-opcrate with one end of a slidably mounted plunger 61 provided with a. cross-head 62 located adjacentto the heels 9 of the group of key levers 1 to 5. V i a l The operation of the mechanism is as folows: I

With parts of the mechanism A and B in the position illustrated in Figures1't'o-3, and assuming that it is required to deliver five tickets from the mechanism B, the key lever 5 is depressed so that the finger 10 rocks the trigger lever 12, 14 into the position illustrated in Figure 4, so that the arm 14 thereof engages with the pins 15, 2,7-and disengages the pawls 16 and 22 from the teeth 17 of the i the said plunger 18 and the cross head 20 towards the "key levers, and the difi'erential abutment 11 of the depressed key lever arrests the movement of the plunger 18, the movement corresponding to a number of the teeth 17 equal to the number of-tickets required, and

the abutments 11 of the undepressed keys 1 to .4 being located out of the path of movement of the said cross-head. In the depressed position of the key lever'5, the heel 9 thereof 1 abuts against the cross-head 62 and maintains 60 so that the forked arm 30' of the corresponding bell crank lever maintains the sleeve 31 in the position illustrated in Figure 2 against the pressure of the spring 36. Upon release of the depressed key lever 5 the pawls 16, 22 are the plunger 18 by the spring 26 and simultaneously the spring 36 moves the sleeve 31 in the direction of the arrow 6, Figure 2, and establishes an operative connection between the corresponding gear wheels 35 and 37, the edges of the teeth of the said wheels preferably being bevelled to'assist such moved into engagement with the the plunger 61 in engagement with the tappet I engagement. The accompanying clockwise movementof the forked arm 30 ofthe corresponding bell crank lever 28a causes the extension 59 thereofto rock tthe'spindle 57 and move the interrupted switch 56 to the on position and thereby close the circuit of the motor 0. The motor thereupon drives the spindle 32 and the ticketissuing mechanism.-

With each effective operation of the Geneva mechanism 40, 41, to deliver a ticket the pawl -18 into .engagementwith the tappet 28 and rocks the corresponding bell crank lever 28a 2 is reciprocated' and effects a return move- I so that the forked arm 30 thereof moves the The spring 53 is so arrangedthat it is tensioned during the initial rotationoof the gear wheel 37 and thereafter acts to assist the rotation of the said gear wheel 37 during the final portion of each revolution thereof, thus reducing the degree of frictional engagement between the teeth of the said gear wheel 37 a and the teeth of the wheel 35. This action facilitates the disengagement of the wheel 35 from the wheel 37.

It will be observed that if any other of the I keys 1 to 5 should be depressed, the resulting movement of the plunger 18 is limited by the difierential abutment 11 of the key operated which is caused to extend into the path of movement of the cross-head 20 and this movement corresponds to a number of the teeth 17 equal to the number of tickets it is required to deliver. The pawls "16 and .22 are arranged to re-engage with the teeth 17 before the-abutment 11 is moved clear of the cross-head 20 during the return movement of the depressed key and the plunger 18 is always returned to the normal position by the pawl 22 when the requisite number of tickets ave been delivered. I

As each ticket is delivered through the slot 45 it is deflected by the guide 46- and there-- after raises a springcpntrolled flap 63 so thatthe leading edge of, the ticket extends a through a delivery slot 64 formed in the upper panel of the casingD of the machine, the ticket being severed before the delivery of the next 'successive'ticket commences. K As soon as' the next ticket raises the flap 63 the frictional engagement between the two tickets efiected by the pressure of the flap causes them to be moved along the guide .46 together,

so that the ticket first delivered extends in ad'- vance of the ticket being delivered. This tickets may g mf g ifi 3 3 231235 2223mete to said- Geneva mechanism and normaintained in position by the cap 63 with their leading edges equally displaced relatively to one another so that the number of be readily checked both by the operator and by the purchaser before being removed from the machine.

It will be appreciated that any numb r tr ticket delivery mechanismssuch as A and B ped together in the -manner above described so as to be driven by a single at o electric motor.

strip, a Geneva" lactiiation to reta "ticket from? 'h What we claim and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent is:--

1. -A ticket issuing machine which "com prises in combination a rotary feed drum'provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend I through holes formed in a ticket strip wherelay rotation of said drum feeds said stri a eneva mechanism operatively connecte to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate saiddrum and feed oneticket from the machine, an electric motor andmanually operable selector devices adapted to control the circuit of said motor and couple the same .in driving relationshipto said Geneva mechanism to deliver one or a plurality of tickets solely in accordance with the manually operable deviceselected.

2. A ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operativel y connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor, a switch for the circuit of said motor, gear mechanism adapted to couple said motor to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled, manually operable selector. devices operatively connected to said gear mechanism and adapted upon operation to actuate the same and couple said motor, an operative connection betwee'nsaid switch and all said selector devices so that said switch is closed only after 10 said motor is coupled and means operable aubeen efiected in accordance with themanuwf-W:

ally operable device selectedu a 3.. A ticket issuing machinewhich "'cjom prises 1n combination-a rotary; feed' drum jlprovided with peripheralpins; adapted .to.-ex=' tend through holes formedin' a ticket strip'tl-lo whereby rotation. g ff lie-said drurn feeds said- --hanis m foperat1vely conemq-s id-drn and feed one v I l v machine, anelectric motor, a' llli switch" f.or ;-theicircuit of said motor, gear mechanism operable slidably to couple said is closedonly after said motor is coupled,'-'

means operable automatically to actuate said gear mechanism and uncouple said motor and open said switch when the elivery of anum-V ber of tickets has been efiected in accord- :ance with the manually operable device se- 1'0- fable upon each I slidably connection between said switch lected, and yielding means operable to reduce the frictional engagement between the operable members of said gear mechso as to facilitate the uncoupling ereof.

4. A ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided .withperipheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Genevamechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor, manually operable selector devices adapted to control the circuitof said motor and couple the same indriving relationship to said Geneva mechanism. and a counting-out device controlled by said selector devices and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncouple said motor when the delivery of a numberof tickets has been effected in accordance with the manually operable device selected.

5. A ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with extend through holes formedin a. ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneya mechanism operatively con: nected to I actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine an electric motor, a

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switch :for the circuit of said motor, gear mechanism adapted to couple said motor to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled, manually operable selector devices operatively connected to said gear mechanism and adapted upon operation to actuate the same and couple said motor, an operative and all said selector devices so that said switch is closed only after said motor is coupled and a counting-out device controlled by said selector devices and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncouple said motor and open said switch when the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the manually operable device selected.

. 6. A ticket. issuing machine which coin-f prises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket stri'p whereby rotation of said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum operable upon each actu ation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket for the circuit coupled, manually nism and adapted from the machine, an electric motor, a switch of said motor, gear-mechanism operable slidably to couple said motor to said Geneva mechanism and normally unoperable selector devices operatively connected to said gear mechaupon operation to actuate peripheral pins adapted tosaid drum and operable upon each drum feeds said and all said ple said motor and open said switch when' the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected-in accordancewith the manually op erable device selected and yielding means operable to reduce the frictional engagement-between the slidably operable members of said gear mechanism coupling thereof. 7 7. A ticket issuing machine which comso as to facilitate the unprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with tend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each peripheral pins ada ted to ex actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor and a plurality of selector keys adapted to control the circuit of said motor and couple the same in driving relationship to said Genevamechanism to deliver one or a lurality of tickets solely in accordance with the key selected. v

8. A ticket issuing-machine ,which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to 'extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip,-a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor, a switch for the circuit-of said motor, gear mechanism adapted to'couple-said motor to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled,a plurality of selector keys opera tively connected to said-gear mechanism and adapted upon operation to actuate the same and couple said motor, an operative connec tion between said switch and all said keys, so that said switch is closed only after said motor is coupled and means cally to actuate said gear mechanism and uncouple said motor'and open said switch operable automatiwhen the delivery of'a number of tickets h'as been effected in selected.

9. A ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively conac'cordance with the key nected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine,

said. motor, gear mechanism operable slidably to couple said an electric motor, A a switch for the circuit of ly uncoupled, a plurality of selector keys operatively connected to said gear mechanism.

and adapted upon the operation of any key to actuate said gear and couple said motor,

an operative connection between said switch and all saidkeys so that said switch is closed only after said motor is coupled, means operable automatically to actuate said gear mechanism and uncouple said motor and open said switch when the delivery of a number of tickets has been efiected in accordance with the key selected, and yielding means operable to reduce the frictional engagement between the slidably operable members of said gear mechanism so as to facilitate the uncoupling thereof.

10. A'ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend-through holes formed in a tlcket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected, to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor, a plurality of selector keys adapted to control the circuit of said motor and couple'the same in driving relationship to said Geneva mechanism and a counting-out device controlled by any of said keys and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncouple said motor when the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the key selected.

11, Aticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to formed in a ticket stri whereby rotation of said drum feeds sai strip,-a Geneva mechanism operatively' connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed oneticket from the machine, an electricmotor, a switch for the cirucit of said motor, gear mechanism adapted to couple said motor to said Geneva mechanism and normally un-' coupled, a'plurality of selector keys operatively connected to'said gear mechanism and adapted upon the operation of any key to actuate said gear and couple said motor, an

delivery of a number of tickets has been operative connection between said switch and all said keys so that said switch is closed only aftersaid motor is coupled and a'count- .ing-out devicecontrolled by any of said keys and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncouple said motor. and open said switch when tle e '1 fected in accordance with the key selected 12. A ticket issuing machine whieh comprises in combination a rotaryfeed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket stri whereby rrotation of said feeds sai strip, a Geneva mechanism operativelyconnected to said drum operable u on eachactuation torotate said drum and eed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor, a mercury interrupter switch for the circuit of said motor, car mechanismoperable slidably to coup e said motor-to said Geneva mechanismand' normally uncoupled, a plurality of selector keys operatively connected to said gear mechanismiand adapted opon operation to actuate the same and couple said motor, an operative connection between said switch and all said selector devices so that said switch is tilted and closed only after said motor iscoupled a counting-out device controlledby any oi said keys and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncoup'le said motor and tilt and open said switch when the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the key selected,

and yielding means operable to reduce the p frictional'engagement between the slidably operable members of said gear mechanism so as to facilitate the uncoupling thereof.

13. A ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, an electric motor, a switch for the circuit-of said motor, gear mechanism adapted to couple said motor to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled, a normally locked toothed ratchet member 'operatively connected to'said gear mechanism and-operable to be moved in one direction from the locked position by i a yielding control to efiect an actuation of said gear to couple said motor and movable thereafter in the op osite direction by a pawl coupled to said eneva mechanism a unitary amountfor each ticket delivered and finally to actuate said gear and uncouplesaid motor, a plurality of selector keys each operable to' unlock said ratchet member, difi'erential abutment mechanism controlled by said keys and operable to limit the extent of movement of said ratchet member by said 'yielding control an amount equal to one or aplu rality of said unitary amounts in accordance with the key operated, and an operative con-- nection between the motor switch and the gear mechanism operable to close said switch after the motor is coupled by the gear mechanism and to open the switch when the numberof tickets corresponding to the -key-se lected have been-delivered.

14. In a ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor and a main I driving shaft coupled thereto, of a plurality of ticket issuing each comprising a rocouple the bination with an electric motor, a switch for i the circuit thereof and a maindriving shaft coupled to the motor, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprising a rotary feed drum provided'with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each actuationto rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, gear mecha-' nism adapted to couple said driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled, manually operable selector devices operatively connected to said gear mecha- 3, nism and adapted upon operation to couple .the same, an operative connection between said switch and all said selector devices so that said switch is closed only after said gear "mechanism is coupled and means operable automatically to uncouple said gear mechanism and open said switch when'the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the manually operable device selected.

16. In a ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor, a switch for the circuit thereof and a main driving shaft coupled to the motor, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprising a rotary feed "5 drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said; strip, a vGeneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket fromthe machine, gear mechanism operable slidablyto couple said driving'shaft to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled, manually operable selector devices operatively connected to said gear mechanism and adapted-uponoperation to couplethe same, an operative connection between said switch and all said selector devices so '1;

gear mechanism is coupled, means operable automatically to uncouple said gear mechanism and open said switch when the delivery of a number of tickets has been and'yielding means operable to reat said switch is closed only aftersaid effected inac- ,-cordance wil?h t ly p a device tuation to rotate selected,

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slidablyoperable members of said gear mechanism so as to facilitate the uncoupling thereof.

17. In a. ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor and a main driving shaft coupled thereto, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprising a ro-.

tary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby-rotation of said drum feeds said strip,

a Geneva mechanism the frictional'engagement between the operatively connected to said drum and op-' erable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine,

manually o erable selector devices adapted to control 15-18 circuit of said electric motor and couple the driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism trolled by said selector devices and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncouple said drivmg shaft when the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the manually operable device selected.

18. In a ticket issuing machine the combination-with'an electric motor, a switch for the circuit thereof and a main drivin shaft coupled to the motor, of a plurality Q ticket issuing units each comprising a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral ins adapted to extend throughholes forme in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum; and operable upon each actuation to rotatesaid drum and feed one ticket nism adapted to couple said driving shaft to said Geneva 'mechanism and normally um-t coupled, manually operable selector devices operatively connected to said gear mechanism and adapted upon operation to couple the same, an operative connection between said switch and all said selector devices so that said switch is closed only after said gear mechanism is coupled device controlled by said selector devices and operable automatically in synchronism with.

said Geneva mechanism so as to uncouple r.

115 number of tickets has 5 been effected in accordance with the man'uallissuing units each comprising a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed'in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum operable upon each ac said-drum, and feed one ticket from the machine, -gear' mechanism driving shaft and a counting-out device con-' from the machine, gear mechaand a counting-out nism and adapted upon the same and couple said driving shaft, an

39 operatively connecte operable slidably to couple said drivinfishaft to said Geneva mechanism and norma y uncoupled, manually operable selector devices operatively connected to said gear mechaoperation to actuate operative-connection between said switch and all said selector devices so that said switch is closed only coupled, a counting-out device controlled by said selector devices and operable automatically in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to open said switch and uncou 1e said driving shaft when the delivery 0 a numberof tickets has been effected in accordance with the manually operable device selected and yielding means operable to reduce' the frictional engagement between the slidably operable members of said gear mechanism so as to facilitate the uncoupling thereof.

20. In a ticket-issuing machine the combination with an electric motor and a main 7 4 driving shaft coupled thereto, of a plurality of ticket issuing units driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism to deliver one or a plurality of tickets solely in accordance with the key selected.

21. In a ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor, a switch for \40 the circuit thereof and a main driving shaft coupled to the motor, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprisinga rotary feed drum provided with peripheral ins ada ted to extend through holes formed each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, gear mechanism adapted to couple said driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled,

I a plurality of selector keys operatively connected to said gear mechanism and adapted upon operation to actuate the same and-couple said gear mechanism, an operative con-' nection between said switch and all said keys so that said switch is closedionly after said Q ge'ar mechanism is'coupled and means operable automatically to actuate said gear mechanism and uncouple said driving shaftand open said switch when the delivery of a number oftickets has been efiected in accordance with the key selected. 4

22. In a ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor, a switch for after saidv driving shaft is and open said in a tic et- 45 strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism the circuit thereof and a main drivin coupled tothe motor, of a plurality 'o issuing-units each comprising a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extendthrough holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said strip, aGeneva mechanism operativelyv connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, gear mechanism operable slidably to couple said driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism and normally uncoupled, a plurality of selector keys operatively connected to said gear mecha-' nism and adapted upon the operation of any key to couple said gear, an o eretive connec tion between said switch an all said keys so that said switch is closed only after said gearv J mechanism is coupled, means operable an tomatically to uncouple said gear mechanism switch when the delivery of a number of means operable to' reduce the trictionai engagement between the sliolably operable members of said gearmechanism so as to facilitate the uncoupling thereof.

drum and feed one ticket from the machine,

a plurality of selector keys adapted to con-. trol the circuit of. said motor and couple said driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism and a counting-out device controlled by any of said keys and operable automaticallyin synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to uncou le said driving shaft when the delivery o a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the key selected.

24. In a ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor, aswitch for the circuit thereof and a main d'rivin shaft coupled to the motor, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprising a rota'r feed drum provided ith peripheral pins 8. apted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum ieeds operatively connected to said drum and operable u on each actuation to rotate'said drum and eed one ticket from the machine,gear mechanism adapted tocouple said Geneva mechanism and normally a plurality, of selector keys operativel nected to said gear mechanismand iid upon the operation of any'keyto-co'iiplesaid gear, an operative connection between said shaft ticket drivingshaft to said uncoupled,

zipted tickets hasbeen efiected in eccordance with the key selected, and yielding the combi- 1 is closed only after said, gear mechanism is coupled and a counting-out device controlled by any of said keys cally in synchronism with said Geneva mech'.- anism so as to uncouple said gearv mechanism and open said switch when the delivery of a number of tickets has been effected in accordance with the key selected, x

25. In a ticket issuing machine the combination with an electric motor, a switch for the circuit thereof and a maindriving shaft coupled to the motor, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprising a rotary feed rum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds saidstrip, a Geneva mechanism operativel connected to said drum operable upon eac actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from the machine, gear mechanism operable slidably to couple said driving shaft to said Geneva mechanism and normally oncoupled, a plurality of selector keys operatively connected to said gear mechanism and adapted upon operation to couple the same, an operative connection between said switch and all said selector devices so that said switch is closed only after said gear mechanism is coupled, a counting-out device controlled byzany of said keys and operable automaticallv in synchronism with said Geneva mechanism so as to .uncouple said gear mechanism and opensaid switch when the delivery of a number of tickets has been eflected in accordance with the key selected, and yielding means operable .to reduce the frictional engagement between the slidably bination with l I said Geneva mechanism a I coupled to the operable members of said gear mechanism so as to facilitate theuncoupling thereof.

26. In a ticket issuing machine the com an electric motor, a switch for the circuit thereof 'and a main driving shaft motor, of a plurality of ticket issuing units each comprising a rota drum provided with peripheral ins a apted to extend through holes forme in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said dr'um feeds said strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively operable u onconnected to said drum and 4 each actuation to rotate said drum and eed gear mechasaid Geneva coupled, mem r operatively connected to said gear mechanism and operable to be moved in one direction from the locked position by a yield ing control to effect coupling of said gear d movablethereafter in ,the opposite direction by 'apawl operatively connected to unitaryamount for mechanism and normally un -cach' ticket delivered and finally to actuate said gear and uncouple said driving shaft from the ticket and operable automati-.

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a normally locked toothed ratchet foiperable to unlock said tween the motor switch and the gear mechanism operable to close" said switch after the driving shaft is coupled byithe gear mechanism and to open ber of tickets corresponding lected. have been delivered.

27. A ticket issuing machine "which comprises in combination a rotary feed drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to extendthrough holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said Geneva mechanism operatively connected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket'from the machine, an electric motor, manually operable selector devices adapted to ccntrolthe circuit of said motor and coule thesame in driving relationship to said to the key seeneva mechanism to deliver one or a plu-' rality of tickets solelyein accordance with the manually operable devicesehcted, and yielding means operable to ity of tickets so delivered and maintain them in frictional with the forward ends thereof relatively displllaced and xtending egrteriorly of the mac :ne.

28. A ticket issuing machine which comprises in combination a rotary feed "drum provided with peripheral pins adapted to ex-v tend through holes formed in a ticket strip whereby rotation of said drum feeds said receive a plural-' rential abutment mechv i the switch when the numengagement with one another strip, a Geneva mechanism operatively con- 7 nected to said drum and operable upon each actuation to rotate said drum and feed one ticket from themachine, an electric motor,i.

a plurality of" selector keys adapted to control the circuit of said motor and con lo the same in driving relationship to said 'eneva mechanismgtd deliver one" or a plurality of tfcketssolly in .accordancefwith the key selected and yieldinglmeans operable to receive a plurality of'tickets so delivered and maintain them in frictional engagement with one another with the forward ends thereof relatively displaced and extending exteriorly of the machine.

1 GRAHAM CHARLES PEARSE CHUBB. 1

WILLIAM ELLIS COLLIER. ALBERT RICHARD BANMSTER.

issuing unit, a plurality of se- 

